PRONUNCIATION: |
AN-sair-uh-MYE-mus |
TRANSLATION: |
Goose Mimic |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
n/a |
DESCRIPTION: |
Carnivore, Bipedal |
ORDER: |
Saurischia |
SUBORDER: |
Theropoda |
INFRAORDER: |
Tetanurae |
SUPERFAMILY: |
Ornithomimosauria |
MICRO-ORDER: |
Coelurosauria |
FAMILY: |
Ornithomimidae |
HEIGHT: |
n/a |
LENGTH: |
9.8 feet (3 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
n/a |
PERIOD: |
Late Cretaceous |
NOTES: |
Anserimimus was really more of an ostrich-mimic than a goose mimic, as its name translates. Its powerful forelimbs were stronger than other onithomimids. The arms and hands seem to indicate that Anserimimus dug for such food as small insects or dinosaur eggs. |
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